THE TRUE STORY OF THE GERMAN MURDERER WHO DIED DEFENDING
ROBERT E LEE. AND PHILIP HATCHET WITH HIS BOOK
ADVOCATING OVER LORD, THE DJ STRATEGY AND THE ATOMIC BOMB.
WATCH LIVE COVERAGE OF THE NINTH ANNUAL BOOK FESTIVAL IN MARYLAND
SATURDAY AT 10:00 A.M. EASTERN ON C-SPAN 2 BOOK TV.
. PRESIDENT TRUMP HOSTED
CALIFORNIA LOCAL POLITICIANS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS WHO
FOUGHT AGAINST THE STATE SO-CALLED SANCTUARY LAW WHICH
AIMED TO PROTECT IMMIGRANTS LIVING IN THE STATE WITHOUT
DOCUMENTATION. DURING THE MEETING, PRESIDENT
TRUMP SAID HE WAS PROUD OF HIS ADMINISTRATION'S PUSH TO DEPORT
IMMIGRANTS LIVING IN THE U.S. ILLEGALLY.
CONSTITUTIONAL STATE LAWS. ALTHOUGH THE FORCES OF RELIEF OF
ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT CRIMINALS -- PROVIDE SAFE HARBOR TO SOME OF
THE MOST VICIOUS OFFENDERS ON EARTH.
LIKE GANG MEMBERS PUTTING INNOCENT MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN
AT THE MERCY OF THESE SADISTIC CRIMINALS.
BY THE THOUSANDS. MS13 WE'RE GRABBING THEM BY THE
THOUSANDS AND WE'RE GETTING THEM OUT.
WE'RE ALSO JOINED BY ATTORNEY GENERAL JEFF SESSIONS.
JEFF, THANK YOU. THE SECRETARY OF HOMELAND
SECURITY KIRSTJEN NIELSEN. SECRETARY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I KNOW YOU FOLKS ARE KEEPING BUSY, RIGHT?
YES. KEEPING BUSY AT THOSE
BORDERS. AND DEPUTY TOM HOMAN WHO IS
GOING TO BE LEAVING US SOON FOR A LIFE OF RETIREMENT.
OH. BUT THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS
RETIREMENT. [ APPLAUSE ]
. WE APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH,
TOM. INCREDIBLE.
I KNOW. ALSO WITH US IS HOUSE
MAJORITY LEADER KEVIN MCCARTHY WHO HAS BEEN A SPECIAL FRIEND OF
MINE. HE REPRESENTS CALIFORNIA'S 23RD
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT AND HE IS VERY, VERY POPULAR.
AND I JUST RECENTLY SAW A POLL OF KEVIN.
I THINK THE OPPOSITION MIGHT AS WELL JUST GO HOME BECAUSE KEVIN,
THEY LOVE HIM OUT THERE AND HE'S DONE AN INCREDIBLE JOB.
HE'S BROUGHT IT HOME. AND WE APPRECIATE IT, KEVIN.
THANK YOU. A GREAT JOB YOU'VE DONE FOR
THE COUNTRY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
UNFORTUNATELY, CONGRESS, AND I'D HAVE TO SAY CONGRESSIONAL
DEMOCRATS, YOU LOOK AT WHAT'S GOING ON AND WHAT'S GOING ON
WITH THE LAW. WHETHER IT'S CATCH AND RELEASE.
WHETHER IT'S ANY OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE FIGHTING FOR SO HARD.
NOW WE HAVE STARTED THE WALL. WE'RE SPENDING 1.6 BILLION
BETWEEN FIXING AND STARTING. YOU KNOW MELISSA WHAT'S BEEN
GOING ON. WE'RE GETTING IT UP.
WE HAVE A LOT OF FOLKS IN CALIFORNIA THAT DON'T TALK ABOUT
IT. BUT THEY WANT THE LAW UP AND
THEY'RE VERY HAPPY. THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS WE
STARTED IN CALIFORNIA. BUT WE MADE A LOT OF PROGRESS ON
IT. AND NOW WE'RE GOING FOR THE FULL
FUNDING FOR THE WALL THAT WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO GET THAT AS SOON
AS POSSIBLE. BUT IT'S BECOME A VERY POPULAR
ISSUE. IN JANUARY THE LOS ANGELES
POLICE DEPARTMENT ARRESTED AN ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT FROM MEXICO
FOR DRUG POSSESSION. INSTEAD OF HONORING THE
DETAINER, THEY SET HIM FREE. JUST A FEW WEEKS LATER HE WAS
ARRESTED AGAIN. THIS TIME FOR MURDER.
SO THEY ARRESTED HIM. THEY HAD HIM.
THEY LET HIM GO. TOM, YOU'VE SEEN THIS.
THEY LET HIM GO. AND HE KILLED SOMEBODY.
AND IT'S HAPPENING MORE AND MORE.
AND WE GET THEM OUT AS FAST AS WE CAN.
WE HAVE THE WORST LAWS ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD FOR ILLEGAL
IMMIGRATION. THERE'S NO PLACE IN THE WORLD
THAT HAS LAWS LIKE WE DO. CATCH AND RELEASE.
THINK OF IT. WE CATCH SOMEBODY.
WE FIND OUT THEY'RE CRIMINALS. WE END UP HAVING TO RELEASE
THEM. AND THEY GO INTO OUR SOCIETY.
NOW, WE DO THE BEST WE CAN. I TELL YOU, WE DO BETTER THAN
ANYBODY. AND OUR NUMBERS ARE MUCH BETTER
THAN IN THE PAST. BUT THEY'RE NOT NEARLY
ACCEPTABLE AND NOT NEARLY AS GOOD AS WHAT WE COULD HAVE.
WE'RE DOWN 40% FROM THOSE OTHER STANDARDS.
SO THAT'S REALLY GOOD. MEANING 40% CROSSINGS.
SO THAT'S GOOD. BUT WE CAN DO -- WE CAN DO MUCH
BETTER. PART OF THE PROBLEM THAT WE HAVE
IS OUR ECONOMY IS SO STRONG THAT PEOPLE ARE POURING UP TO GET
INTO OUR ECONOMY. THEY WANT A PIECE OF OUR
ECONOMY. AND THAT MAKES THE JOB EVEN
TOUGHER. BUT WE WANT TO KEEP -- WE WANT
PEOPLE BASED ON MERIT. WE WANT PEOPLE TO COME INTO OUR
COUNTRY BASED ON MERIT. WE'RE NOT LOOKING TO KEEP THEM
OUT. WE'RE LOOKING TO BRING THEM IN.
WE NEED THEM. WE HAVE COMPANIES MOVING BACK
INTO THE UNITED STATES LIKE NEVER BEFORE.
CHRYSLER IS OPENING UP NOW IN MICHIGAN.
WE HAVE SO MANY COMPANIES ACTUALLY COMING FROM MEXICO EVEN
AND COMING BACK IN. SO WE WANT PEOPLE COMING IN
BASED ON MERITS. WE ALL REMEMBER THE TRAGIC CASE
OF MARYLAND IN CALIFORNIA WHO HAS MURDERED BY AN ILLEGAL
IMMIGRANT WHO HAD BEEN ARRESTED SIX TIMES PRIOR TO BREAKING
INTRO MARILYN'S HOME, RAPING HER AND BEATING HER TO DEATH WITH A
HAMMER. AND THIS IS ONE EXAMPLE.
BUT THERE ARE MANY EXAMPLES. I'VE BEEN SAYING IT FOR A LONG
TIME. WE CANNOT LET THIS BUTCHERY
HAPPEN IN AMERICA. THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA'S
ATTEMPTS TO NULLIFY FEDERAL LAW HAVE FORCED A REBELLION BY
PATRIOTIC CITIZENS WHO WANT THEIR FAMILIES PROTECTED AND
THEIR BORDERS SECURED. THEY WANT BORDER SECURITY.
THEY WANT PROTECTION. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE ALL ABOUT.
WE'RE ABOUT PROTECTION. BOTH FROM INTERNATIONAL AND
FRANKLY FROM PEOPLE CROSSING A BORDER FREQUENTLY.
I WILL NOW GO AROUND THE ROOM AND ASK THESE INCREDIBLE MAYORS
AND OFFICIALS TO DESCRIBE THEIR BRAVE STANCE ON BEHALF OF THEIR
CONSTITUEN CONSTITUENTS.
THEY'RE VERY POPULAR. VERY WELL-RESPECTED.
THESE ARE THE TOP PEOPLE. AND THEY ARE PEOPLE THAT OTHER
PEOPLE LISTEN TO. AND THEY LISTEN TO THEM FROM
AROUND THE COUNTRY. SO I'LL BEGIN BY ASKING
CALIFORNIA ASSEMBLY WOMAN MELISSA MENENDEZ.
YOU HAVE BEEN AN INSPIRATION TO A LOT OF PEOPLE.
MAYBE YOU COULD SAY A FEW WORDS AND WE'LL GO RIGHT AROUND THE
ROOM. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT.
I JUST WANT TO START OFF BY SAYING ON BEHALF OF EVERYONE
HERE, THANK YOU FOR INVITING US. THERE ARE MORE PEOPLE IN
CALIFORNIA, I THINK, THAN YOU KNOW WHO REPORT WHAT THEY'RE
DOING. WHO BELIEVE IN YOUR AGENDA
DURING THE BORDER. EVERYWHERE IN BETWEEN FROM SAN
FRANCISCO TO LOS ANGELES. THERE'S PEOPLE WHO WANT TO SEE
OUR BORDERS SECURE. [ INAUDIBLE CONVERSATIONS ] [
INAUDIBLE CONVERSATIONS ] .
WE BROUGHT $2 BILLION IN INVESTMENT TO OUR CITY AND WE
OPTED FOR SAN DIEGO IN THE ECONOMIC PROBLEM.
I AM PASSIONATE ABOUT IT WHEN I GO BACK TO CALIFORNIA.
WE ARE GOING TO MAKE SURE THE GRASS ROOT THAT YOU SEE TODAY,
WE ARE WITH YOU. WE NEED TO BUILD THAT WALL.
WE NEED TO END THE SWARANCTUARY CITY.
10,000 ILLEGAL CRIMINALS HAVE BEEN RELEASED UNDER THE
SANCTUARY STATE. IT REALLY GOT BAD AND NOW
IT'S REVERSING. IT'S A BIG CHANGE.
PEOPLE DON'T WANT SANCTUARY CITIES.
THEY'RE DANGEROUS. PEOPLE DON'T WANT IT ANYMORE.
PEOPLE SUPPORT US. 65% OF THE HISPANIC SUPPORT IT.
THE LIBERAL. THE DEMOCRAT.
95% IS WITH US. I TELL YOU, I HAD A LOT MORE
SUPPORT IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA THAN PEOPLE
UNDERSTAND. CHECK THE VOTING RECORDS, FOLKS.
I'M CRYSTAL FROM THE CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO.
CAN I SPEAK FRANKLY? YES.
I'M SITTING HERE IN THIS ROOM IN AWE OF GOD'S POWER.
HOW HE CAN TAKE SOMEONE WHO WAS HOMELESS IN A TENT, MAKE THEM A
MAYOR OF A CITY AND BRING THEM BEFORE THE PRESIDENT OF THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WHO WANTS TO HEAR THE CRIES OF OUR
PEOPLE, AND THAT'S WHAT IS GOING ON.
OUR PEOPLE ARE THE ONES HURTING. SACRAMENTO IS ANGRY BECAUSE THEY
LOST AN ELECTION. FOR GODS SAKE, GET OVER IT.
THEY'RE ANGRY, AND DO YOU KNOW WHAT, NOW THEY'RE MORE ANGRY.
THEY'RE RELEASING THESE CRIMINALS NOT BY THEIR HOUSES.
THEY'RE RELEASING THEM BY OUR HOUSES.
OUR CHILDREN IS AT RISK. MY COMMUNITY IS OUR FAMILY.
YOU'RE PUTTING MY FAMILY AT RISK.
EVERY DAY WE'RE GETTING MORE AND MORE REPORTS FROM THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT ABOUT HOW THEY CAN'T ARREST THESE PEOPLE.
THEY ARREST THEM AND EVERYTHING IS A MISDEMEANOR BECAUSE IT'S
NOT ME OR JERRY BROWN'S HOUSE. IT'S NOT NEAR THE ELECTED
OFFICIALS HOUSE. IT'S IN OUR COMMUNITIES.
AND WE'RE TIRED OF IT. WE NEED HELP, MR. PRESIDENT.
WE NEED HELP IN PROTECTING THE CITY OF SACRAMENTO.
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. ALL OF US NEED HELP GETTING THIS
SOLVED. I WAS JUST AT A CHURCH THE OTHER
DAY. I WAS AT MY CHURCH AND I WENT
OVER TO ANOTHER ONE. A HISPANIC CHURCH.
AND ALL THE PEOPLE FROM THE HISPANIC CHURCH WERE OUT THERE.
AND THEY ALL CAME UP TO ME. DO YOU SEND MR. -- TELL
MR. TRUMP THAT WE HAVE A MESSAGE FOR HIM.
WE WANT HELP. YOU SEE, EVERY ONE OF US CAME
FROM SOMEWHERE ELSE. WE ALL CAME FROM DIFFERENT
COUNTRIES. MY HUSBAND IS FROM MEXICO.
MY FAMILY CAME WAY BACK FROM BEFORE THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR AND
EVE BEEN FIGHTING FOR THIS COUNTRY EVER SINCE.
FIGHTING FOR THE CONSTITUTION AL RIGHTS OF OUR COUNTRY.
I'M NOT GOING TO STOP FIGHTING FOR THOSE RIGHTS.
I'M SORRY. LOOK.
IT'S COMING BACK AND IT'S COMING BACK FAST.
FASTER THAN EVEN THE PEOPLE IN THIS ROOM UNDERSTAND.
KEVIN UNDERSTANDS WHAT'S HAPPENING.
YOU SEE IT MAYBE BETTER THAN ANYBODY.
BUT IT'S COMING BACK. PEOPLE ARE TIRED OF THIS
NONSENSE AND IT'S HAPPENING. SO DON'T GIVE UP THE FIGHT.
DON'T GIVE UP THE FIGHT. YOU ARE OUR LEADER.
THANK YOU. AND THANK GOD FOR YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND YOURS IS AN AMAZING STORY.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
VERY GOOD. THANK YOU.
MR. PRESIDENT, I'M THE ELECTED SHERIFF OF EL DHE WIL E
COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. WE JUST WANT TO DO OUR JOBS.
WE WANT TO DO WHAT THE PEOPLE ELECTED TO US DO.
THAT IS RESPECT OUR CONSTITUTION.
AND KEEP OUR COMMUNITIES SAFE. WHEN THIS BILL WAS BEING HEARD
IN LEGISLATURE AND GOING THROUGH, WE HAVE IN CALIFORNIA
WHERE WE MEET WITH THE LEGISLATURE.
IT FELL THROUGH. AND WHAT LITERALLY DISGUSTED ME
WAS A COMMON TERM THAT WE HEARD THROUGHOUT THE DISCUSSION OF
SP54 FROM DIFFERENT LEJGISLATOR IS WE KNOW WHAT THE BILL IS BUT
IT'S GREAT POLITICS. THAT'S WRONG.
BECAUSE THIS BILL JEOPARDIZES PUBLIC SAFETY IN OUR
COMMUNITIES. WE'RE NOT IMMIGRATION OFFICERS.
WE NEVER HAVE BEEN. AND WE'RE NEVER GOING TO BE.
WE JUST WANT TO BE ABLE TO COOPERATE WITH OUR FEDERAL
PARTNERS SO THAT THESE FOLKS THAT END UP IN OUR CUSTODY AND
NEED TO BE DEPORTED GET DEPORTED.
I TELL YOU WHAT, IT'S NOT BAD POLITICS ANYMORE IF YOU LOOK AT
WHAT IS GOING ON. BECAUSE I THINK MORE THAN ANY
PLACE RIGHT NOW , THERE'S A REVOLUTION GOING ON IN
CALIFORNIA. THEY WANT SAFETY.
THEY HAD THE MAYOR OF OAKLAND WHERE I READ THAT YOU HAD A
THOUSAND PEOPLE. TOM, YOU KNOW THIS BECAUSE IT
WAS YOUR DEAL. A THOUSAND PEOPLE TOGETHER.
MANY OF THESE WERE ILLEGALS. THEY WERE CRIMINALS.
SHE INFORMED THEM AND THEY ALL FLED OR MOST OF THEM FLED.
AND THAT WHOLE OPERATION THAT TOOK A LONG TIME TO PUT
TOGETHER, YOU TALK ABOUT OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE.
I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT YOU LOOK INTO OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE FOR
THE MAYOR OF SAN FRANCISCO. YOU WORKED ON THAT LONG AND
HARD. AND YOU GOT THERE AND THERE WERE
VERY FEW PEOPLE THERE. TO ME, THAT'S OBSTRUCTION OF
JUSTICE. AND PERHAPS THE DEPARTMENT OF
JUSTICE CAN LOOK INTO THAT WITH RESPECT TO THE MAYOR.
BECAUSE IT'S A BIG DEAL OUT THERE.
AND A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE VERY ANGRY ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED.
THERE'S A LOT OF HARD WORK AND A LOT OF DANGER INVOLVED.
AND THAT WAS A TERRIBLE THING. YES, MA'AM.
MR. PRESIDENT, I'M TASHA JOHNSON FROM THE CITY OF LAKE
ELSINORE. AS THE MAYOR I TOOK A POSITION
AND ADOPTED A RESOLUTION. IT WAS BASED ON OUR
CONSTITUTIONAL DUTY TO SERVE. I THINK EVERYONE THAT WAS
SELECTED KNOWS THAT PUBLIC SAFETY IS THE NUMBER ONE
PRIORITY. BUT WE CAN'T SAY WE ARE PUBLIC
SAFETY DRIVEN AND ALSO TURN A BLIND EYE TO WHAT IS HAPPENING.
IT WAS COURAGE AND MAYBE A LITTLE RISK.
WE WERE NOT RISK OUT AS ONE OF THE FIRST CITIES TO TAKE A
POSITION. I THINK I'M MORE PROUD OF THE
FACT THAT WE WERE JUST LISTENING TO WHAT OUR COMMUNITY WANTED,
AND THEY DON'T WANT IT. THEY CLEARLY DON'T WANT TO HAVE
AN OVERREACH OF THEIR RIGHTS. AND THAT'S WHAT REALLY THIS
STANDS FOR. SO AS FAR AS THE CITY OF LAKE
ELSINORE, I THINK SP54 IS A VERY -- IS A GREAT REPRESENTATION.
AND I THINK MAYBE ESPECIALLY SACRAMENTO ABOUT THE SILENT
APPROACH RIGHT BEFORE NINE LE9/ SOME OF THE THINGS WE CAN LOOK
BACK IN HISTORY AND SEE. IT'S GOING TO TAKE A COALITION
OR A REVOLUTION. I'M COMPLETELY IMPRESSED WITH
THE ROOM AND WHAT WE STAND FOR. THIS ISN'T A FIGHT.
THIS IS A BATTLE. THIS IS A WAR.
AND I KNOW THAT THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
SECRETARY NIELSEN. JUST -- MOSTLY JUST SAY THANK
YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP, SIR. AND WE'RE HERE TO CELEBRATE
HISTORY AND CELEBRATE LAW ENFORCEMENT.
EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM IS AN ENFORCER OF THE LAW AND I THANK
YOU FOR THAT. AND I THANK YOU FOR YOUR
LEADERSHIP. I GREATLY APPRECIATE IT.
AND THE DIRECTOR WILL GIVE SOME MORE DETAILS ON THE DANGERS OF
THESE CITIES WHICH YOU ARE LIVING AS YOU ARE OFFICERS.
BUT I JUST WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU AND JUST THANK YOU FOR YOUR
PARTNERSHIP AND FOR STANDING UP FOR YOUR COMMUNITIES.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
. YOU'RE DOING A GOOD JOB AND
IT'S NOT AN EASY JOB. I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GOING THROUGH
RIGHT NOW WITH FAMILIES. IT'S VERY TOUGH.
BUT THOSE ARE THE BAD LAWS THAT THE DEMOCRATS GAVE US.
WE HAVE TO BREAK UP FAMILIES. THE DEMOCRATS GAVE US THAT LAW.
A HORRIBLE THING. WE HAVE TO BREAK UP FAMILIES.
THE DEMOCRATS GAVE US THAT LAW AND THEY DON'T WANT TO DO
ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THEY DON'T WANT TO MAKE ANY
CHANGES. AND NOW YOU'RE BREAKING UP
FAMILIES BECAUSE OF THE DEMOCRATS.
IT'S TERRIBLE. YEAH.
HOW ARE YOU DOING THERE, PRESIDENT TRUMP.
I'M TROY EDGAR. IT'S AN HONOR TO BE HERE.
YOU KNOW, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR INVITING US ALSO
TO THE RESIDENCE EARLIER TODAY. IT'S A PREVIOUS THING AND BEING
ABLE TO BE ON THE CITY COUNCIL OF A SMALL CITY, IT'S PEOPLE
LIKE YOU THAT ARE ACTUALLY BRINGING THE PEOPLE BACK TO THE
PEOPLE'S HOUSE. YOUR HOUSE.
OUR HOUSE. YOU KNOW, GOING THROUGH I ALSO
WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO SECRETARY NIELSEN.
THERE'S A GENTLEMAN IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO IS THE OFFICER.
WE CAME OUT. WE WERE THE FIRST CITY.
HE CALLED RIGHT AWAY. I CAME OUT -- THINGS LIKE POE
POTENTIALLY PUTTING SOME OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SAY THE BASE IN
OUR MILITARY TOWN OR OFFSET THE COST.
WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU'RE DOING.
WE'RE GOING TO PLAN ON INTERCEPTING YOU AT THE APPEALS
COURT. MAYBE WE COULD JOIN IN WITH
YOU, THOUGH. WE COULD PERHAPS JOIN IN WITH
YOU. BECAUSE WE HAVE A LOT OF CASES
LIKE THAT WHERE WE'RE WITH YOU 100% BUT WE'RE NOT IN PAPER.
SO WE'LL JOIN IN WITH YOU. IF AT ALL POSSIBLE, WE WOULD
LIKE TO DO THAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT.
AND IT'S AN HONOR TO MEET YOU AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE
INVITATION. I SERVED ON THE COUNCIL FOR THE
LAST THREE YEARS. BUT I'VE ALSO SERVED ON THE
COMMUNITY COUNCIL FOR THE POWER PLANT.
AND THEY SAID BEFORE WE TESTIFY AT CONGRESS.
[ INAUDIBLE CONVERSATIONS ] WE KNOW THAT TERRORISTS ARE
COMING IN. WITH RESPECT TO THE POWER PLANT,
THAT IS NUMBER ONE THAT HAS THE WORST SAFETY RECORD IN THE
NATION. AND ONE OF THE QUESTIONS THAT I
HAVE -- [ INAUDIBLE CONVERSATIONS ]
COMING IN ALONGSIDE. EXACTLY.
YOU CAN'T GET INTO THAT POWER PLANT WITH REALLY DRIVING IN.
SO I ASKED THEM DURING ONE OF THE MEETINGS, HAVE YOU PUT A NO
FLY ZONE WITH RESPECT TO THE POWER PLANT.
SO I SAID WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF THOSE AIRPLANES FLEW IN IN A
KNOW FLY ZONE. HE SAID NO.
AND THAT WAS ON THE RECORD. SO I JUST THINK THAT IT'S A
THING THAT CAN HAPPEN ON AN ACTIVE EARTHQUAKE FALLS IN A
TSUNAMI STORM WHERE THERE IS STORING AND IMPROPERLY STORED
AND THERE'S NO SECURITY. WE'LL CHECK IT OUT.
OKAY. IT DOESN'T SOUND TOO GOOD.
[ LAUGHING ] IT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE IT
SHOULD. WE'LL CHECK IT OUT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY, MARGARET.
THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. SHERIFFS IN CALIFORNIA ARE IN A
HORRIBLE POSITION WHEN IT COMES TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT.
WE HAVE STATE LAW. WE HAVE FEDERAL LAWS.
AND HERE WE ARE STUCK IN THE MIDDLE.
ESPECIALLY BECAUSE MOST OF US RUN OUR COMMUNITY JAILS.
WHEN THERE BECAME A LEGAL CHALLENGE FOR THE 48 HOUR HOLD
FOR ICE, IT WAS VERY FRUSTRATING FOR US.
SO WHAT I DID WAS INVITED ICE TO PUT THEIR OFFICERS IN MY JAIL SO
THEY'RE ABLE TO DO THEIR WORK. WE DIDN'T HAVE THE STAFFING TO
BE ABLE TO HELP FIGURE OUT WHO THEY WANTED TO TALK TO.
I SAID COME ON IN. WORK WITH OUR PEOPLE TO KEEP OUR
COMMUNITIES SAFE. TWO WEEKS LATER, MR. PRESIDENT,
SOMEONE WAS MURDERED. NOW, I WASN'T ONLY THE SHERIFF
TO DO THAT. THE SHERIFF DID.
SHERIFF CHRISTIANSEN. IT WAS PERFECT.
BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE TO TAKE OUR TIME WITH OUR STAFF TO DO
ANYTHING. ICE WAS IN THERE DOING THEIR
WORK IN A SAFE, CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT.
AND THEN THE INITIATIVE STARTED HAPPENING.
THE TRUST ACT. THE TRUTH ACT.
AND FINALLY THE VALUES ACT. AND THAT WAS CAUSING US ALL
KINDS OF TURMOIL. SO HERE WE ARE STUCK IN THE
MIDDLE TRYING TO DECIDE WE HAVE FEDERAL LAW.
WE HAVE STATE LAW. AND THAT'S WHY I WELCOMED
ATTORNEY GENERAL SESSIONS LAWSUIT.
BECAUSE THAT WILL PROVIDE US CLARITY THAT WE NEED.
WHAT DO WE DO? BECAUSE HERE WE ARE.
AND I APPRECIATE MR. HOLMAN. WE HAD A GREAT RELATIONSHIP.
WE STILL DO. BUT NOW ICE IS THE ONLY LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY THAT CANNOT USE OUR DATABASES TO FIND THE
BAD GUYS. THEY CANNOT COME IN AND TALK TO
PEOPLE IN OUR JAIL, UNLESS THEY REACH A CERTAIN THRESHOLD.
THEY CAN'T DO ALL KINDS OF THINGS THAT OTHER LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES CAN DO. AND IT'S REALLY PUT US IN A VERY
BAD POSITION. IT'S A DISGRACE.
AND WE'RE CHECKING ON THAT AND WE'RE WORKING HARD.
THEY CAN ALL COME TOGETHER. BECAUSE PEOPLE WANT IT TO COME
TOGETHER. IT'S SO RIDICULOUS.
THE CONCEPT THAT WE'RE EVEN TALKING ABOUT IS RIDICULOUS.
WE'LL TAKE CARE OF IT, MARGARET. THANK YOU.
I KNOW ABOUT IF THEY DON'T MEET A CERTAIN THRESHOLD, I CANNOT DO
IT ENOUGH. WE HAVE PEOPLE TRYING TO COME
INTO THE COUNTRY. WE'RE STOPPING A LOT OF THEM.
BUT WE'RE TAKING PEOPLE OUT OF THE COUNTRY.
YOU WOULDN'T BELIEVE HOW BAD THESE PEOPLE ARE.
THESE AREN'T PEOPLE. THEY'RE ANIMALS.
AND WE'RE TAKING THEM OUT OF THE COUNTRY AT A LEVEL AND RATE
THAT'S NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE. AND BECAUSE EVER TOF THE WEAK L
THEY COME IN FAST. WE GET THEM, WE RELEASE THEM, WE
GET THEM AGAIN. WE BRING P THEM OUT.
IT'S CRAZY. AS I SAID BEFORE, THE DUMBEST
LAWS ON IMMIGRATION IN THE WORLD.
SO WE'RE GOING TO TAKE CARE OF IT, MARGARET.
WE'LL GET IT DONE. WE'RE GOING TO ASK THAT MAN
RIGHT THERE, BECAUSE THAT MAN CAN DO IT.
[ LAUGHING ] RIGHT NOW HE'S THE MOST
IMPORTANT MAN IN THE ROOM. [ LAUGHING ]
KEVIN CAN DO IT. KEVIN.
FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU.
BECAUSE MOST PEOPLE AROUND THE COUNTRY DO NOT REALIZE HOW YOUR
HANDS ARE TIED BEHIND YOUR BACK. THE ONLY THING YOU WANT TO DO IS
TO HAVE SAFE STREETS, SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS AND PROTECT YOUR
COMMUNITY. AND FOR CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE
TO GO AGAINST THE CONSTITUTION, ONE OF THE GREATEST STRENGTHS OF
THIS NATION WE'RE FORTUNATE TO BE IN THIS ROOM IS THE RULE OF
LAW. THEY'RE BREAKING DOWN SOCIETY BY
BREAKING DOWN THE RULE OF LAW. YOU HAVE A KNOWN CRIMINAL THAT
YOU CAN'T COMMUNICATE WITH. WE KNOW HOW BAD THIS IS.
BUT FROM ONE ASPECT, WE SHOULD BE EXCITED.
BECAUSE WE HAVE A NEW PRESIDENT THAT UNDERSTANDS THIS PROBLEM.
SINCE HE HAS TAKEN OFFICE, WE HAVE LOWERED THE ILLEGAL
CROSSINGS ACROSS THIS BORDER. THAT STOPS GANG MEMBERS FROM
COMING ACROSS. HE HAS STARTED BUILDING THE
WALL. 1.6 BILLION.
DO YOU KNOW WHERE THAT WALL IS STARTING TO BE BUILT?
IN CALIFORNIA. HE HAS PUSHED A NUMBER OF BILLS
THROUGH. ONE TO TRY TO STOP SANCTUARY
CITIES TO STOP THOSE THAT UPHOLD THE CONSTITUTION.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT IS INTERESTING. I SAW HIM SIGN ONE SIMILAR
JUST THE OTHER DAY. BECAUSE HE WATCHED WHAT WAS
HAPPENING AS WELL. SO COLLECTIVELY, IT WAS CITY
COUNCIL'S AND SHERIFFS. CITY COUNCIL NOT YOUR FULL-TIME
JOB BUT YOU LISTEN TO YOUR COMMUNITY.
YOU SAW THE PROBLEM GOING ON. SO THINGS ARE IMPROVING.
THAT'S WHY I'M SO THANKFUL TO THIS PRESIDENT TO CALL US
TOGETHER. BECAUSE COLLECTIVELY WE'LL BE
STRONGER. THE SECRETARY IS DOING AN
AMAZING JOB. I'LL TELL YOU THE NUMBER OF JOBS
WE MEET OR CALL AT ALL HOURS OF THE NIGHT TRYING TO MAKE SURE WE
CAN PROTECT US. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL JUST TALKED
TO ME LAST NIGHT AROUND 10:00. SO THAT FROM PERSPECTIVE, WE ARE
IN THIS TOGETHER, BUT WE'RE IN IT FOR THE CONSTITUTION.
WE'RE IN IT FOR THE SECURITY AND THE SAFETY OF OUR STREETS, AND I
THANK YOU FOR LEADING US. WE WANT TO THANK YOU, KEVIN.
YOU'VE DONE AN INCREDIBLE JOB. AND YOU'RE SORT OF GOING AGAINST
THE TIDE. BUT NOW THE TIDE IS WITH US
BECAUSE YOU SEE IT IN THE ROOM. A YEAR AGO, TWO YEARS AGO THIS
WOULD BE UNTHINKABLE TALKING ABOUT THE WAY WE'RE TALKING.
BUT YOU'RE FED UP WITH WHAT IS HAPPENING.
KEVIN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YOU'RE DOING REALLY GREAT.
STACY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP IN YOUR OFFICE
AND ON THIS ISSUE. I'M DELIGHTED AND PRIVILEGED TO
BE HERE. AND IT IS SO WONDERFUL TO BE
HERE AMONG ALL OF YOU AS WELL. BECAUSE YOU'RE ALL ON THE FRONT
LINES IN YOUR OWN COMMUNITIES FIGHTING THIS FIGHT.
I HAVE -- I WAS BORN AND RAISED IN CALIFORNIA.
BEEN AN ATTORNEY THERE FOR 24 YEARS.
GOT MY START IN THE LAW WHEN THREE STRIKES WAS STARTING OUT
IN CALIFORNIA AND DEVELOPED A REAL PASSION FOR PROSECUTION.
I'VE BEEN -- I WAS THE APPOINTED DISTRICT ATTORNEY AND I'VE BEEN
THE ELECTED DISTRICT ATTORNEY NOW FOR FOUR YEARS.
AND IN THE LAST FOUR YEARS, I HAVE SEEN CALIFORNIA BECOME A
DISASTER. IT'S BEEN TRAGIC TO WATCH MY
STATE PASS LAWS. BUT BASICALLY HAVE SENT OUR
COMMUNITIES INTO A VERY DANGEROUS PLACE.
IN THE COUNTY, WE'RE A VERY SMALL COMMUNITY.
BUT I'M PLEASED TO SAY WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT PEOPLE IN
CALIFORNIA, THEY VOTED OVERWHELMINGLY FOR YOU IN
CALIFORNIA. I BELIEVE WE HAD THE HIGHEST
MARGIN IN ALL OF 58 COUNTIES IN CALIFORNIA.
YOU ARE LOVED IN LATHAM COUNTY. AND I BELIEVE THAT TO A CERTAIN
EXTENT WE ARE SORT OF A FORGOTTEN PART OF CALIFORNIA.
WE ARE RURAL CALIFORNIA. AND WE DO NOT STAND FOR THE
POLICIES IN SACRAMENTO. WE HAVE A HORRIBLE PROBLEM IN
OUR PUBLIC LANDS, IN OUR FORESTS.
WE'VE GOT ILLEGALS, MARIJUANA -- EXCUSE ME.
DRUG CARTELS THAT HAVE COME UP TO GROW ON OUR PUBLIC LANDS AND
IN OUR FORESTS. AND THEY ARE KILLING WILDLIFE.
THERE'S NOTHING YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT.
WE WORK WITH DEPARTMENT OF WILD LIFE WHO FILE CHARGES AND
DO THE BEST THEY CAN. BUT THESE PEOPLE ARE COMING INTO
OUR FOREST. THEY'RE ENDANGERING OUR
CITIZENS. THEY ARE ARMED.
THEY'RE SETTING UP CAMPS AND THEY'RE GROWING MASS AMOUNTS OF
MARIJUANA ON OUR PUBLIC LAND. THEY ARE KILLING WILDLIFE.
THEY'RE DIVERTING STREAMS. THE DAMAGE THAT THEY'RE CAUSING
BOTH TO THE ECONOMY AND TO OUR PUBLIC LAND IS GOING TO BE
GENERATIONAL. A LARGE PORTION OF THESE PEOPLE
THAT ARE COMING IN TO DO THIS ARE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS.
BECAUSE OF THE LEGALIZATION OF MARIJUANA IN CALIFORNIA, NOW
WE'RE SEEING THOSE SAME INDIVIDUALS WORKING WITH OTHER
GROUPS. THE ASIAN GROUPS, THE RUSSIAN
GROUPS, THE MOTORCYCLE GROUPS. ALL KINDS OF ORGANIZED CRIME.
IT'S BRINGING INTO RURAL CALIFORNIA --
THE LEGALIZATION MADE IT WORSE.
THE LEGALIZATION MADE IT WORSE, YES.
I BELIEVE THE LEGALIZATION MADE IT WORSE.
I'VE BEEN APPALLED AS A DISTRICT ATTORNEY, SOMEONE WHO IS SWORN
TO UPHOLD THE CONSTITUTION AND THE LAWS OF THE STATE THAT WE
HAVE FALLEN SO FAR IN CALIFORNIA.
WE ALSO HAVE OTHER ISSUES. WE ARE PROSECUTING AN ILLEGAL
IMMIGRANT RIGHT NOW WHO HAS BEEN DEPORTED SEVERAL TIMES AND HAS
HAD A VIOLENT CRIMINAL HISTORY WHO HIT AND KILLED A 16-YEAR-OLD
KID. A BOY IN OUR COMMUNITY AND FLED
THE SCENE. HIS CASE IS PENDING RIGHT NOW.
AFTER I DROPPED THE SUIT, I WAS PROBABLY SERVED WITH A GAG ORDER
TO PREVENT ME FROM TALKING ABOUT THE CASE.
IT'S BEEN VERY FRUSTRATING. ALSO I HAVE RECEIVED
CORRESPONDENCE. AND I KNOW THAT EVERY DA'S
OFFICE IN CALIFORNIA HAS RECEIVED CORRESPONDENCE FROM THE
ACLU AND THEIR AFFILIATE ORGANIZATIONS PURSUANT TO THE
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT IN THE PUBLIC CALIFORNIA
INFORMATION ACT WANTING TO KNOW WHAT POLICIES WE WANT TO KNOW --
WE WANT TO SEE WHAT POLICIES YOUR OFFICE IS IMPLEMENTING.
WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH SB54.
WELL, THE RESPONSE FROM MY OFFICE WAS VERY SIMPLE.
WE HAVE NOTHING. BECAUSE THIS OFFICE WILL STAND
FOR THE RULE OF LAW. LASSEN COUNTY STANDS FOR THE
RULE OF LAW. AND WE HAVE NO POLICIES TO GIVE
YOU, BECAUSE WE WILL NOT ISSUE SUCH POLICIES FROM THIS OFFICE.
WE STAND WITH YOU. WE ARE DELIGHTED WITH THE
ACTIONS THAT YOU HAVE TAKEN, MR. SESSIONS.
THE PEOPLE OF LASSEN COUNTY STAND WITH YOU.
I STAND WITH YOU. THANK YOU.
AND WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT YOU'RE DOING.
YES. THANK YOU.
YOU'RE WELCOME. BEAUTIFULLY SAID.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. TOM.
. FIRST OF ALL, MR. PRESIDENT,
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR HAVING THIS MEETING TODAY.
THIS ROUNDTABLE. WE APPRECIATE THIS LEADERSHIP.
THE SECRETARY, I APPRECIATE YOUR LEADERSHIP AND HOW WE SUPPORT
THE LAWS AND I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT WHAT YOU'VE DONE FOR LAW
ENFORCEMENT. I HEAR A LOT OF THINGS SAID
ABOUT SANCTUARY CITIES. I'M NOT AS SMART BY ANY MEANS
BUT SANCTUARY CITIES THEY WANT YOUR FUNDING EVEN THOUGH YOU
VIOLATE LAW. THEY DON'T WANT TO KEEP THEM
OUT. TO ME THAT'S JUST BACKWARDS.
AND I WANT TO -- I JUST WANT TO SAY SEPARATE FACT FROM FICTION,
PLEASE. I HOPE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE CAN
UNDERSTAND THE PART ABOUT SANCTUARY CITIES I APPRECIATE
THE AMERICAN PATRIOTISM IS A GOOD FIGHT.
A RIGHT FIGHT. THE MESSAGING OF SANCTUARY
CITIES AND WHAT THEY DO. I HEAR IT.
AND THEY DON'T. ANYBODY CAN GOOGLE THESE RATES.
OVER HALF IN THE FIRST YEAR IT'S VERY IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES IN
WHICH THEY LIVE. YOU'RE NOT PROTECTING IMMIGRANT
COMMUNITIES. YOU PUT A GREATER RISK OF CRIME.
AND WHEN YOU ENFORCE IT TYOU CAN TAKE SOMEONE WITH SAFETY AND
SECURE AND FORCE THEM IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
YOU PUT IT ALL TOGETHER. YOU ALREADY PUT THE PUBLIC AT
RISK. AND WE'RE GOING TO FIND OTHERS
WORKING ON THE RADAR. SO YOU HAVE A GREATER RISK OF
CRIME. YOU PUT THEM AT A GREATER RISK
AND YOU PUT THE HEROES, THE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AT GREAT
RISK. THIS IS WHAT WE SAID EARLIER.
AND I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE MESSAGING, THE MISMESSAGING FROM
SOME OF THESE GROUPS AND SOME OF THESE POLITICIANS ABOUT WHAT I
SAID. WHEN YOU READ THAT -- YOU KNOW,
SANCTUARY CITIES WERE ALSO -- WE DON'T HAVE THE ICE AGE.
WE'VE NEVER ASKED ANYBODY. WE DON'T WANT ANY LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENT TO BE AN ICE AGENT.
WE WANT THEM TO KNOW SOMEONE THAT HAS HAD ANOTHER CRIME.
YOU CANNOT DO ICE TO GIVE ACCESS TO THE JAIL.
IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE. AND ANOTHER POINT I WANT TO MAKE
IN DEFENSE OF THE SAME MEN AND WOMEN, I'M SICK AND TIRED OF THE
CONSTA CONSTANT VILLIFIKCATION OF THES
MEN AND WOMEN WHO LEAVE THEIR HOME AND DEFEND THE CITIZENS.
WHEN YOU COMPARE WHAT WE DO TO WAR CRIMES.
WE HAVE A CONGRESSMAN WHO SAID "THE ACT OF ICE OFFICERS THAT
TERRORIZE INNOCENT IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES, ICE DOES MORE
PROTECTING COMMUNITIES THAN ANY POLITICIAN EVER HAS DONE".
WE ARRESTED SEVERAL HUNDRED THOUSAND CRIMINALS AND REMOVED
THEM FROM THE STREETS. FOR THOSE PEOPLE THAT WANT TO
KEEP VILLE FYING MEN AND WOMEN. THE NEXT TIME YOU THINK ABOUT
THAT, I WANT YOU TO DO WHAT I DID THIS WEEK.
I WANT YOU TO GO TO THE NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT WALL.
I WANT YOU TO READ THE NAMES ON THOSE WALLS.
THERE ARE 400 BORDER AGENTS AND ICE OFFICERS WHOSE HEARTS
STOPPED BEATING DEFENDING THIS NATION.
THIS IS A DISHONOR TO THESE MEN AND WOMEN TO GIVE THE ULTIMATE
SACRIFICE. SO THINK TWICE BEFORE YOU DO IT.
THE HATE THAT I TAKE WON'T STOP UNTIL THE DAY MY HEART STOPS
BEATING. THIS FIGHT DOESN'T END WITH ME.
I'LL STAY ENGAGED AND KEEP FIGHTING FOR YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.
I'VE WORKED FOR SIX PRESIDENTS.
AND I RESPECT THEM ALL. BUT NO PRESIDENT HAS DONE MORE
THAN YOU FOR BORDER SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT.
I THINK EVERY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER AT THIS TABLE WOULD
AGREE WITH ME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANKS. THAT'S A GREAT COMPLEMENT.
BECAUSE YOU HAVE INDEED WORKED FOR ALL SIX RESPECTED YOU
GREATLY. NONE MORE THAN ME.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I JUST WISH YOU COULD HAVE SAID
THAT TO THE PRESS. [ LAUGHING ]
YOU HAVE SUCH A BEAUTIFUL FULL HEAD OF HAIR.
I APPRECIATE IT. THAT'S REALLY NICE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ELAINE.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. PRESIDENT, AND THANK YOU FOR
INVITING US HERE TO SHARE OUR THOUGHTS WITH YOU.
I'M ELAINE JENAWA, MAYOR OF THE CITY IN ORANGE COUNTY,
CALIFORNIA. REALLY APPRECIATE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO LET YOU KNOW WHAT OUR RESIDENTS ARE FEELING.
BUT PLEASE LET THE MEN AND WOMEN OF ICE KNOW THEY HAVE OUR
GRATITUDE AND OUR DEEP, DEEP APPRECIATION FOR WHAT THEY DO.
BUT, YOU KNOW, LAGUNA NIGUEL TOOK A STANCE BECAUSE THAT IS
THE GREATEST THREAT TO THE SAFETY OF ALL OF CALIFORNIA
RESIDENTS. ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS, ALL OF OUR
COMMUNITIES. AND THAT INCLUDES OUR IMMIGRANT
COMMUNITIES. THE SILOING OR PREVENTING LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES FROM TALKING TO EACH OTHER IS A
THREAT TO OUR AGENTS AND TO THE COMMUNITIES.
AND OUR COUNTRY LEARNED A VERY TRAGIC LESSON ON SEPTEMBER 11TH.
AND THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS WHEN LAW ENFORCEMENT DOES NOT
COMMUNICATE. SO ISN'T IT IRONIC THAT IN AN
AGE OF CALLS FOR INCREASED TRANSPARENCY THAT THE CALIFORNIA
LEGISLATURE WANTS TO PREVENT THAT?
SO WE THINK THAT ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS DESERVE TO LIVE IN A
SAFE COMMUNITY. AND ALSO, MR. PRESIDENT, THERE
IS AN AREA WHERE WE NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE WITH.
WE WILL SUPPORT YOU ON PREVENTING SB54 AND UPHOLDING
WHAT ICE DOES. BUT IN CALIFORNIA, WE NEED YOUR
HELP WITH SOBER LIVING HOMES. ORANGE COUNTY HAS BECOME KNOWN
AS THE RECAP RIVIERA. SO HR5724 IS JUST BEING
INTRODUCED, AND WE WOULD LIKE HELP WITH THAT.
BECAUSE LOCAL CONTROL IS BEING ATTACKED FROM SACRAMENTO EVERY
SINGLE DAY. AND THAT IS ONE OTHER ISSUE.
OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT.
STEVE MILLER, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING?
JUST WHAT AN HONOR IT IS TO BE ABLE TO WORK FOR A PRESIDENT
WHO HAS THE BACKS OF OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.
EVERYTHING YOU'RE DOING EVERY DAY IS SAVING SO MANY LIVES ALL
ACROSS THIS COUNTRY AND IT'S AN ENDLESS OPPORTUNITY TO BE A PART
OF IT. THANK YOU, SIR.
THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON,
MR. PRESIDENT. IT'S AN HONOR TO BE HERE.
I'M REPRESENTING THE LARGEST COUNTY HERE TODAY.
SAN DIEGO COUNTY. I HAVE 3.5 MILLION CONSTITUENTS
THAT I'M RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR PUBLIC SAFETY.
IF YOU LOOK AROUND THIS ROOM, YOUR TINY BUT MIGHTY TEAM, THIS
IS WHAT GOVERNOR BROWN CLASSIFIES AS LOW LIFE
POLITICIANS. WELL, HERE WE ARE.
YOU'VE HEARD ABOUT THE PROBLEMS. YOU'VE HEARD ABOUT THE
STATISTICS. AND I COULD HAVE THOUGHT OF A
MILLION THINGS TO SAY TO YOU. I HAVE A STACK OF 3,000 E-MAILS
IN MY OFFICE. THESE ARE THE E-MAILS THAT HAVE
COME IN. THANK YOU.
PEOPLE SUPPORTING WHAT WE'RE DOING.
AND I HAVE A TINY LITTLE STACK OF LESS THAN 50 WHERE PEOPLE ARE
VERY SAD WITH WHAT WE'RE DOING IN SAN DIEGO.
HOW ARE THINGS GOING? IT'S GOING.
THEY WANT IT SO BADLY IN SAN DIEGO.
THEY WANTED IT SO BADLY. AND I SAID IF WE BUILD IT, WE
WILL LOSE A BIG CONSTITUENCY BECAUSE THERE WON'T BE ANYBODY
SAYING WE WANT THE WALL. BUT WE HAD TO BUILD IT.
I KNOW THEY'RE VERY HAPPY ABOUT IT.
I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU A STORY.
BECAUSE SOMETIMES THE ISSUE IS REALLY IMPORTANT AND THE FAMILY
REACHED OUT TO ME. AND I BROUGHT WITH ME ONE SINGLE
PHOTO ON THAT PLANE SINCE 3,000 FAXES WERE HARD TO CARRY.
ALEXANDER WAS GUNNED DOWN BY AN ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT WHO HAD
PREVIOUSLY BEEN DEPORTED. NOW, AS THE FAMILY PICKS UP THE
PIECES OF LIVES THAT HAVE BEEN SHATTERED, HIS KILLER LIVES
OPENLY AND FREELY IN A MOW TESTIMONY -- MOTEL.
NOW, IT'S REALLY INTERESTING WHAT IS HAPPENING IN SAN DIEGO
WITH OUR BORDERS, BECAUSE WE'VE CREATED A SITUATION WHERE
GOVERNOR BROWN MAKES SAN DIEGO A GREAT PLACE TO COMMIT A CRIME.
BECAUSE YOU HAVE OPTIONS. YOU CAN EITHER BE ACROSS THE
BORDER IN A MATTER OF MINUTES AND SHIELDED BY MEXICO.
OR YOU HAVE THE OPTION OF SIMPLY STAYING PUT SHIELDED BY THE
GOVERNOR. THERE ARE OPTIONS, BUT THERE ARE
REAL CONSEQUENCES FOR WHAT'S HAPPENING.
AND MY HEART JUST BROKE TALKING TO MR. MASON ABOUT HIS SON.
AND HE DESCRIBES HIS SON DYING LIKE A FILTHY RAT IN A PARKING
LOT. WHILE THIS KILLER GETS TO LIVE
FREELY IN MEXICO. AND BEING ROBBED IS EVER HAVING
THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE GRANDCHILDREN NOW, HE SAID
SOMETHING THAT STUCK WITH ME. HE SAID MY SON WAS A TRUE
PATRIOT. HE WAS A WONDERFUL HUMAN BEING.
AN EXEMPLARY LOST BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEMS AT OUR BORDER.
SO THIS CASE AND SO MANY OTHERS, THESE ARE THE FACES.
THIS IS WHAT WE'RE FIGHTING FOR. AND WE'RE ALL IN.
BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO FIGHT TO PROTECT OUR PUBLIC SAFETY.
AND WE ARE GOING TO SPEAK FREELY ABOUT THIS ISSUE UNTIL WE CAN
LOOK BACK AT OUR OWN CHILDREN AND GUARANTEE THEIR SAFETY IN
OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ADVOCACY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND OUT SOURCE DOES NOTHING FOR
US. MEXICO DOES NOT HELP WITH
CASES LIKE THIS. BECAUSE IT WILL TAKE YEARS.
MEXICO DOES NOTHING FOR US. THEY DO NOTHING FOR US.
MEXICO TALKS, BUT THEY DO NOTHING FOR US.
ESPECIALLY AT THE BORDER. CERTAINLY DON'T HELP AS MUCH ON
TRADES. BUT ESPECIALLY AT THE BORDERS,
THEY DO NOTHING FOR US. JEFF, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
PRESIDENT, IT'S GREAT TO BE WITH YOU.
IT'S MADE CLEAR TO ALL OF US THAT WE HAVE TO DO BETTER.
WE ARE GOING TO DO BETTER. OUR DEPARTMENT.
WE'RE REVIEWING EVERYTHING WE'RE DOING.
WE'RE BEGINNING TO PROBABLY HAVE TWICE AS MANY PROSECUTIONS.
I HAVE A WHOLE BUNCH OF JUDGES DO THINGS THAT WE CAN TO MOVE
THIS AGENDA FORWARD. BUT I WANT TO TELL YOU IN MY
OPINION HAVING BEEN HERE AND A LOT OF BATTLES OVER THIS ISSUE,
THIS YEAR, KEVIN, AND I KNOW WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IT COULD BE
THE YEAR. THIS IS THE YEAR THAT WE HAVE TO
MOVE CONGRESS. I'VE ALWAYS SAID CONGRESS WILL
PASS ANYTHING AS LONG AS IT DOESN'T WORK.
YOU COME UP WITH A BILL, IT WILL ACTUALLY IMPROVE OUR SHARES AND
OUR OPTIONS TO DO THEIR JOB. TO DEPORT PEOPLE WHO HAVE
ENTERED ILLEGALLY. THEN THEY OBJECT AND WE SEEM TO
COME UP SHORT. THIS TIME LET'S DON'T COME UP
SHORT. WE HAVE A LEADER.
HE CAN ARTICULATE THIS MESSAGE EFFECTIVELY.
AND IF WE ALL GET BEHIND OUR LEADER, WE'LL GET SOMETHING DONE
THIS YEAR. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. HI, MR. PRESIDENT.
DEPUTY WITH ORANGE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR FIGHTING FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT.
IT'S MUCH APPRECIATED. FOR US THE BIGGEST CHEW OF SB54
IS NOT THE BEING ABLE TO INVESTIGATE WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT
OFFICERS. SINCE 9/11, WE HAVE DONE A GREAT
JOB OF OPENING UP THE COMMUNICATION AT THE LOCAL,
STATE AND FEDERAL LEVEL AND ADDRESSING OUR SHARED THREAT.
AND IN COMMUNICATING WITH ICE, WE WERE ABLE TO ADDRESS THE
THREAT OF GETTING CRIMINAL OFFENDERS OFF OUR STREET.
WE HAD A PROGRAM IN ORANGE COUNTY, BUT WE WERE ABLE TO
SCREEN ALL OUR INMATES. AND SOME OF THOSE PEOPLE THAT WE
WERE ABLE TO IDENTIFY WERE PEOPLE THAT WEREN'T EVEN YET ON
ICE'S RADAR BECAUSE THEY WERE JUST NEW TO THE COUNTRY.
AND SO WE WERE ABLE TO PUT THEM ON OUR ICE'S RADAR AND GET THEM
OUT OF HERE. BACK IN OCTOBER OF 2016, A
21-YEAR-OLD THAT WAS IN JAIL ON CHILD MOLESTATION CHARGES.
WE SCREENED THAT PERSON AND WE WERE ABLE TO ALERT ICE, AND NOW
THAT PERSON IS SERVING TIME AND WILL BE OUT OF THE COUNTRY.
BUT THAT GOES AWAY WITH SB54. AND WE'RE NOT ABLE TO TALK.
AND THAT IS NOT A GOOD THING. WE NEED TO ADDRESS THOSE SHARED
THREATS. SO WE WILL REAP THESE BAD
POLICIES THAT HAVE BEEN SEWN. SO LAWSUITS AND WHAT YOUR
ADMINISTRATION IS DOING IS A HUGE HELP.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I APPRECIATE IT. HI.
WE HAVE THE LONGEST CUL-DE-SAC OF NATIONAL TRAINING CENTER.
WHEN WE JOINED THE BRIEF, IT WAS WE RECOGNIZED THAT MYSELF AND MY
COUNCIL MEMBERS WITH THE FEDERAL LAW OVER IMMIGRATION.
NOT THE SAME. BUT WHAT IS HAPPENING IN
LISTENING AROUND THIS TABLE, WHAT'S HAPPENING IN OTHER
COMMUNITIES, I HAVEN'T HAD ANYTHING PERSONAL FROM THE ICE
OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION YET BUT I KNOW IT'S COMING.
BECAUSE WE CAN'T ENFORCE ANYTHING.
CRIME RATE IS UP IN CALIFORNIA. AND IT'S GOING TO CONTINUE TO
RISE AS LONG AS THESE POLICIES ARE BLANKETED ACROSS CALIFORNIA.
AND THEY DON'T -- THEY'RE NOT TALKING THROUGH THE SMALL
COMMUNITIES. WE TALK TO OUR CITIZENS EVERY
DAY. THEY'RE AFRAID.
WE HAVE A CRIME RATE IN THE NATION IS WAY DOWN.
BUT IN CALIFORNIA IT'S UP. BECAUSE OF THE RIDICULOUS LAWS.
YES. AND I JUST APPRECIATE,
MR. PRESIDENT, FOR YOU HERE LISTENING TO OUR CONCERNS.
LISTENING TO US. IT'S GOING TO TAKE ALL OF US.
AND I THINK WE'RE READY TO MAKE THE FIGHT TO CALIFORNIA TO SAY
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. WE'RE DONE.
THE BLANKETED POLICIES ACROSS CALIFORNIA AREN'T WORKING.
SO WE NEED HELP. I'M GLAD THAT YOU'RE MAKING THIS
FIGHT KNOWN. WE APPRECIATE EVERYONE IN YOUR
STAFF AND YOUR ADMINISTRATION HELPING AND PUSHING THROUGH TO
MAKE SURE THAT OUR COMMUNITIES ARE SAFE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.
I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU.
MR. PRESIDENT, WE WERE FIRST AND WE WERE BOLDEST.
[ LAUGHING ]. [ APPLAUSE ]
WE'VE DONE SOMETHING THAT NO OTHER CITY HAS DONE.
WE'VE ACTUALLY PASSED AN ORDINANCE AND EXPOSED OUR CITY
TO THE LAWSUIT AS THE MAYOR SAID.
AND IN THE EXPERIENCE, THERE'S A SILENT MAJORITY OF PATRIOTS OUT
THERE THAT THEY WANT THIS. THEY WANT US TO DO WHAT WE'RE
DOING. AND ANYONE WITH COMMON SENSE
KNOWS THIS CALIFORNIA VALUE'S ACT WAS PUT IN PLACE TO PROTECT
THOSE THAT ARE HERE BREAKING THE LAW.
AND AS MUCH AS I GOT FROM THIS WHOLE SEERNS IS THE CITIZENS OF
OUR STATE AND OUR CITY FEEL LIKE WE HAVE LESS RIGHTS THAN THE
ENTITLED ILLEGAL ALIENS. AND IT'S WHAT MAKES ME REALLY
UNHAPPY. THEY FEEL THEY'RE ENTITLED TO
SOMETHING THAT WE DON'T EVEN GET.
SO, PLEASE, SIR, WE NEED YOUR HELP.
WE APPRECIATE YOUR LEADERSHIP. YOU GAVE US GREAT LEADERSHIP
TOO, SIR. THANK YOU, SIR.
YOU DID A GREAT JOB. BUT THE POLITICIANS IN THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA, THEY HAVE COMMANDEERED THE POLICE FORCE.
AND I THINK BEING THE LOW LIFE THAT WE ARE, WE'RE CLOSEST TO
THE PEOPLE. WE KNOW WHAT THE PEOPLE WANT.
AND WE'VE GONE FORWARD WITH THAT BOLDLY.
I'VE ASKED OTHER CITIES TO STEP UP AND DO -- AT LEAST CONSIDER
THE MATTER AND LISTEN TO THE CONSTITUENTS.
THANK YOU, SIR, FOR HAVING ME. THANK YOU, SIR.
GREAT JOB. THANK YOU.
. . IN NINE COUNTIES [INAUDIBLE]
AND MORE THAN 35 CITIES AS OF NOW.
THIS IS INTERESTING, BECAUSE [INAUDIBLE]
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I WAS CALLED [INAUDIBLE]
IM VERY, VERY EXCITED ORANGE COUNTY FINALLY JOINED.
SO TO JOIN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WE WILL WORK TOGETHER
IN ORANGE COUNTY. I GOT ALL THESE E-MAILS AND 57%
ARE AGAINST US, SO FOUR OF THEM ARE SANCTUARY STATES AND 41%
AGAINST. WHATEVER WEEKEND, WE'VE GOT ALL
THOSE STATES. YOU'VE DONE A GREAT JOB.
APPRECIATE IT. FANTASTIC JOB.
MR. PRESIDENT, THANK YOU FOR HAVING US AND FOR BEING A
DEFENDER AND FOR YOUR OVERWHELMING SUPPORT OF PUBLIC
SAFETY AND STANDING WITH THOSE THAT PUT THEIR LIVES ON THE LINE
EVERY DAY. THE GREAT PART ABOUT BEING LAST,
THERE'S NOT MUCH ELSE TO SAY. [LAUGHTER]
OUT OF RESPECT OF YOUR TIME, I WILL ONLY ADD ONE POINT, AND I
KNOW THIS IS SOMETHING WE'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH THE RECTOR
AND ATTORNEY GENERAL SESSIONS AND THAT IS THE ISSUE FOR THE
SHERIFFS. THE FEDERAL COURT SAID HONORING
THE DETAINEES IN THE AMENDMENT PUTS US IN A VERY PRECARIOUS
POSITION FROM THE POINT OF LIABILITY STANDPOINT.
AND WE REALLY NEED TO BE ABLE TO DO OUR JOBS WITHOUT ALL OF THE
INTERFERENCE GOING ON, AND CERTAINLY TO REAFFIRM THE
COMMENTS WE HAVE AN OUTSTANDING RELATIONSHIP WITH I.C.E..
WE HAVE AN UNBELIEVABLE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE
LAW-ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AND THERE SHOULDN'T BE ANYBODY INTERFERING
WITH THE ABILITY, OR ANYBODY IN THIS ROOM AT THE TABLE TODAY
FROM DEFENDING PEOPLE AGAINST THOSE.
THERE SHOULD BE NO INTERFERENCE IN OUR ABILITY TO PROTECT THE
COMMUNITIES AND THE NATIONAL SECURITY.
I AM PRIVILEGED TO LIVE IN CENTRAL VALLEY WHERE AGRICULTURE
IS THE NUMBER ONE ECONOMIC INDUSTRY, MULTIBILLION-DOLLAR
INDUSTRY WE SEE IN THE WORLD. I.C.E. IS NOT A SWEEPING THROUGH
THOSE COMMUNITIES. WE ARE LOOKING FOR THE PEOPLE.
NOT THE PEOPLE THAT ARE WORKING AND SEEKING A BETTER LIFE IN
AMERICA SENDING THEIR KIDS TO SCHOOL THERE OUT THERE EVERY DAY
IN AGRICULTURE, WHETHER THAT IS POULTRY, DAIRY, YOU NAME IT.
THAT I ISN'T WHAT WE ARE DOING. WE ARE FOCUSED ON THOSE
INDIVIDUALS THAT WEAKEN THE INDIVIDUAL AND WE SHOULD BE ABLE
TO DO THAT WITHOUT INTERFERENCE. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME HERE.
I'D WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR BEING HERE.
VERY SPECIAL PEOPLE, AND WE WILL BRING IT BACK AND WE WILL NOT
FAIL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
[INAUDIBLE] [INAUDIBLE]
CONGRESSMAN TIM RYAN, DEMOCRAT FROM OHIO, TALKS ABOUT THE
CHANCES IN THE NOVEMBER ELECTIONS.